Paeonia suffruticosa 'Renkaku'
Common Name: Tree Peony
‘Renkaku’ translates to ‘Flight of Cranes’. As elegant as a majestic crane, this tree peony produces very large 8”, semi-double, pure white flowers with delicately fringed petals. Its upward facing, lightly fragrant, satiny blossoms appear early in the season.
Compared to some, this tree peony is a stronger, faster grower that tends to bloom earlier in its life cycle.
Peonies are classic garden plants that add a bit of nostalgia and charm to the garden. Tree peonies differ from garden peonies in that they have woody stems like a shrub. The branches do not die back to the ground in winter as do the herbaceous varieties. Exotic, uniquely colored, and often fragrant blooms are produced in late spring, about two or three weeks before the garden varieties.
